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Gasoline plant on Hill Street, Long Beach. March 14, 1923

Description: A panoramic view of part of Hill Street in Long Beach, showing a gasoline plant. The plant is surrounded by fields, and is bordered on one side by Hill Street, which is lined with electrical/telephone poles. There are train tracks and hundreds of small houses in the background.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: March 14, 1923.
Call number: photCL 470 (152)
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Long Beach residential and Signal Hill oil field. 1922

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A slightly elevated panoramic view of a residential neighborhood in Long Beach, with the Signal Hill oil fields in the background. The neighborhood consists of hundreds of single family homes and small apartment buildings. A few of the houses in the foreground are still under construction, and the streets seem to be unpaved. There are a few automobiles parked on the street in the center of the image, and the street on the right is lined with cars. The entire horizon is lined with the oil derricks of Signal Hill. There is writing in the bottom right corner reading "The Aerograph Co."

photCL 470 (163)

Long Beach residential and Signal Hill oil field, facing north and east. 1922

Visual Materials

A slightly elevated panoramic view of a residential neighborhood in Long Beach, facing north and east, with the Signal Hill oil field in the background. The neighborhood consists of hundreds of single family homes and small apartment buildings. The streets seem to be unpaved, and there are only a few automobiles parked on the street on the right. The entire horizon is lined with the oil derricks of Signal Hill. There is writing in the bottom right corner reading "No. 211 ; C.C. Pierce & Co. ; 1572 W. Pico Blvd L.A."

photCL 470 (164)

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Gasoline Plant on Hill Street, Long Beach

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photCL 402, photCL 470, photCL Whitt

Oil refinery in Signal Hill/Long Beach area. June 4, 1923

Visual Materials

A panoramic view of an oil refinery in Signal Hill or Long Beach. There are several low, circular structures left of center, and to the right small rectangular buildings. Several automobiles are parked on the far right near what looks like a garage. Railroad tracks on the left end before they reach the circular structures, and there is a small building under construction next to the tracks. Most of the land is undeveloped fields, and besides one oil rig, or derrick, on the right, beyond the water tower, there are no other signs of the oil industry. Writing in white in the bottom right corner reads "Photo No. 271 ; The Aerograph Co. ; 5880 Moneta ; L.A. - Calif."

photCL 470 (174)

Downtown, facing east, Long Beach. 1923

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An elevated panoramic view of downtown Long Beach, facing east. The street just right of center is Ocean, with a large open park area and an Elks' lodge to its left and Pekin Cafe and De-Nae Cafeteria to its right. The street on the left, Chestnut, has numerous houses and low apartment buildings on both sides, and is lined with parked cars. The Pike is along the beach on the right, with a roller coaster, rides, and shops, and beyond that is the pier. Writing in white in bottom left corner reads "Pierce ; Phto".

photCL 470 (155)

Residences, Long Beach. March 2, 1923

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A panoramic view of a street of houses at an unidentified location in Long Beach. Although most of the houses are completed, there are a few still under construction on the far right. There are several automobiles parked on the far right, and one closer to the center, next to a horse. The land in the foreground is undeveloped. Writing in white in bottom left corner reads "Aerograph Co. ; No 350 ; 1763 W Vernon Ave".

photCL 470 (153)

Gasoline plant on Hill Street, Long Beach. March 14, 1923

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